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About 12 hours into a flight last week, a stowaway bird flew into the Business Class cabin and made itself comfortable. (Without a ticket, of course.)
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US House Republican leaders delivered an extraordinary rebuke Monday to an Iowa congressman from their party over his recent remarks deemed as racist, with some calling for his resignation. Steve King, whose comments last week about white supremacy sparked bipartisan outrage, will be stripped of all committee assignments, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's office said. "Steve's remarks are beneath the dignity of the Party of Lincoln and the United States of America," McCarthy said. Tags: News, US, House, Iowa, Mccarthy, Steve, United States of America, Kevin McCarthy, Steve King, Party of Lincoln

Just as rumored, Spotify and T-series which is India's leading music and film company have agreed to a global content agreement. The deal will see Spotify’s worldwide audience gain access to T-Series’ entire Indian song catalog, including Bollywood and regional movie soundtracks, as well as non-film albums and emerging artist content.
This move also strengthens Spotify's plans to launch in India which is expected to launch in March. T-Series currently has more than 160,000 songs in its catalo... Tags: Spotify, News, Youtube, India, Blogging, Bhushan Kumar, T-Series, Spotify T-Series India

Saudi woman begins new life in Canada after her family disowns herRahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, the Saudi woman who captured the world’s attention by barricading herself in a Thai hotel room after fleeing abuse in her own country, has said she hopes to inspire other Saudi women to be “brave and free”.Speaking in her first interview after being given asylum in Canada, and landing in Toronto on Saturday, Qunun, told the ABC Australia her case might be the “agent for change” in Saudi Arabia, a country w... Tags: Saudi Arabia, Americas, Toronto, World news, Canada, Middle East and North Africa, ABC Australia, Mohammed al Qunun, Qunun

With swingman Cameron Reddish out with an illness and point guard Tre Jones suffering a shoulder injury roughly 5½ minutes in, Duke was down two starters and was a completely different team - and the Orange took full advantage. Tags: News, Basketball, Syracuse, Duke, Tre Jones, Cameron Reddish

BEIJING (AP) — Senior Chinese economic officials say they will slash taxes, step up spending and help resolve financing problems of private and small enterprise to help counter the country’s worst slowdown since the global financial crisis. The officials said Tuesday that Beijing will keep its monetary policy stable but flexible. A deputy central bank […] Tags: Business, News, China, Beijing, Nation

From now until March, up to 120 million pilgrims are expected to head for Prayagraj in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state for the Kumbh Mela, which is considered the world's largest gathering of humanity. Tags: India, Cnn, Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh

Since mid-November 2018, France has been shaken by the "yellow vests" mass demonstrations. Originated on social media and grounded in its opposition to the TICPE (fuel tax) increase, Tags: News, France, United States, Orrick